— I purchased a white with blue cloth interior with 39000 miles on it from an older couple who kept in covered in their garage. The car is in very good shape with some minor glitches. The power antenn...
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1982 Chevrolet CorvetteOverview

1982 was the year that Chevrolet hit a new level of laziness with its Corvette. Only one engine type was offered, a 350-ci, 200 horsepower V8 (okay, this happened in 1981 as well...). It was also the last year of the C3 line of Corvettes, which may explain the limited options. Despite the limited engine options, the car was a true beauty, and the last of the Corvettes with the voluptuous lines seen in the C3s.

A Collector Edition was available.

Updated Nov 18, 2006

What's your take on the 1982 Chevrolet Corvette?

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lakeside49 The author does not know what he is talking about. Literally. The 200 HP V8 was not an option on the 1981 Corvette. And, the car was definitely not designed on the `lazy' side. They pulled ahead most of the entire powertrain technology into `82. If you look through a Corvette parts catalog, there are dozens of parts that are entirely unique to the `82 as it upgraded from the inside out in order to give a dry-run for the same advanced technology destined for the 1983 Corvette -- which, obviously pushed to the 1984 model because they fell behind a few weeks while working out the NVH (noise, vibration & harshness) body flexing issues with the new targa top. The 1982 was the best of the C3 models from a technology and reliability standpoint. The new emissions technology drove the C3 buffs crazy because they had no clue how all of the sensors/computer worked and when they tried to remove something, it screwed up the entire system. I can't blame them for trying as they had for decades, but regardless, they didn't have a clue and blamed their ignorance on the car, not their "laziness" to really study up on the new technology. If you left it alone with basic maintenance it is a very strong, reliable performer. Mine is now 34 years old and it still starts, revs and runs like it was new. They also launched an entirely new, ground up plant facility - with modern manufacturing and state of the art paint technology. They put an awful lot of good work into the 1982 so, with all due respect, and there is not much due, he/she should do their homework before being unleashed to write an article on the internet, giving the internet a bad reputation.
Dave

1982 Chevrolet Corvette Top Comparisons

Users ranked 1982 Chevrolet Corvette against other cars which they drove/owned. Each ranking was based on 9 categories. Here is the summary of top rankings.